Auto Manufacturer Sponsorship of Motorsports Continues to Influence New Vehicle Purchases
Jul 4, 2012
Foresight Research released more results from its 2012 Automotive Marketing Communications Study ©. Automotive research specialists, Foresight interviewed 7,851 new vehicle buyers in the US, finding: Overall, 16% of buyers who attended a racing event stated it significantly or completely influenced their vehicle purch ... Continue reading
Motorsports Brands - Porsche 918 Spyder Concept Makes UK Debut At Goodwood
Jun 28, 2012
The Porsche 918 Spyder concept is making its UK public debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed today (June 28). ... Continue reading
Jun 21, 2012
SONOMA, CA - June 20, 2012: Race fans and media members are invited to watch Thursday's live Toyota/Save Mart 350 press conference from San Francisco in advance of this weekend's NASCAR event in Sonoma. The raceway will host NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers Joey Logano (No. 20 The Home Depot Toyota) and AJ Allmendinger ... Continue reading
Formula SAE Competition begins June 20 in Lincoln, Neb.
Jun 18, 2012
SAE International's Formula SAE Lincoln competition will kickoff Wednesday, June 20 and run through Saturday, June 23 at the Lincoln Airpark in Lincoln, Neb. This is the first time the event will be held in Lincoln. The concept behind Formula SAE is that a fictional manufacturing company has contracted a design team to ... Continue reading
WEC - Toyota's Anthony Davidson Recovering From Le Mans Crash +VIDEO
Jun 18, 2012
Q+A WITH TOYOTA RACING DRIVER ANTHONY DAVIDSON COLOGNE - June 17, 2012: During the Le Mans 24 Hours, TOYOTA Racing's Anthony Davidson suffered a heavy accident at the wheel of the #8 TS030 HYBRID when he was hit by a lapped car. He will remain in hospital until Wednesday to begin the recovery process after suffering tw ... Continue reading
Historics - Renault at Goodwood Festival Of Speed 2012
Jun 12, 2012
Renault is poised to be one of the most prominent car brands at this year's Goodwood Festival of Speed, with details announced today of its star-studded participation, featuring a plethora of iconic heritage cars, the latest performance models, two well-known motor sport legends, plus its stunning A110-50 concept car. ... Continue reading
WEC - Audi Prepared for Le Mans 24 Hours with R18 Diesel and e-tron Cars +VIDEO
Jun 11, 2012
Le Mans premiere for Audi R18 ultra and R18 e-tron quattro Eleven drivers take turns at the wheel Positions one to three for Audi in first comparison INGOLSTADT - June 8, 2012: At the Le Mans test day held two weeks before the 24-hour race, Audi completed its preparation phase with a wealth of valuable findings. The br ... Continue reading
Automotive Performance Brands - Nissan GT-R And Usain Bolt Headline New Global Brand Campaign
Jun 5, 2012
Triple Olympic gold medalist and multi world record holder Usain Bolt can run 100 metres in 9.58 seconds. He also discovered that when driving the Nissan GT-R he can accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h in 2.8 seconds. So the Olympic gold medalist and world's fastest man bought the GT-R. Now when he's not running, he still ha ... Continue reading
Jun 3, 2012
Mazda Motorsports today announced that it will supply racing versions of its new SKYACTIV-D clean diesel engines to customer teams competing in GRAND-AM's new GX Class for advanced/clean technologies, beginning with the 2013 season. "This opens a new chapter in racing for us," said Jay Amestoy, Vice President of Mazda ... Continue reading
Fuel Prices - Daily Index 5.31.2012
May 31, 2012
<p>SEE ALSO: <a href="/news/2010/12/28/512614.html"> Thank Limbaugh, Beck, Hannity, Prager and Savage for Rising Gasoline Prices</a></p> <br><p><b>Regular Gas </b> <p> Current Avg. $3.826 <p> Yesterday Avg.$3.830 <p> Week Ago Avg. $3.881 <p> Month Ago Avg.$3.911 <p> Year Ago Avg.SEE ALSO:bbbbbbbbbb ... Continue reading
May 29, 2012
With three wins from three starts, Honda and the Evans Motorsport team led the two-wheel drive category at the Brakes Direct International Rally of Queensland. ... Continue reading
Motorsports Commentary - Sleeping With The Enemy
May 27, 2012
<b>by Rick Carlton â Senior Motorsports Editor</b> <p> Austin, May 25, 2012: While I appreciate successful decisions that drive motorsports businesses positively, I am particularly interested in evolutions that become troublesome, and subsequently fall into the category of having to deal with âunintended cons ... Continue reading
Performance Brands - Abarth Announces Price Of New 695 Maserati Edition
May 22, 2012
The new limited edition Abarth 695 Maserati Edition will cost £32,000 (OTR) when it goes on sale in the UK at the end of this year, the high performance brand has just announced. ... Continue reading
Race Preview Feature Five: A Monaco Story When Nico Met Mika
May 22, 2012
It's a scene that happens hundreds of thousands of times a day around the world: two people meet in a lift, greet each other and begin to chat about work and life. ... Continue reading
Porsche 918 Spyder Development Races Ahead +VIDEO
May 16, 2012
The Porsche 918 Spyder is on the road. Driving trials of the super sports car of the future has progressed a step further with completion of the initial prototypes. ... Continue reading
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